Definition of stress test
noun
a test of cardiovascular fitness made by monitoring the heart rate during a period of increasingly strenuous exercise. a test designed to assess how well a system functions when subjected to greater than normal amounts of stress or pressure:the biggest banks are getting a financial stress test to see if they can withstand a deep recession
verb
(stress-test) [with object] subject to a stress test:industry regulators unveiled plans to stress-test the nation’s largest banks
